Aquatic Environmental Analysis
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1TV021
- Code
- 1TV021
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Biology G1F, Earth Science G1F, Technology G1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 26 February 2018
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
Biology 5 credits, Ecology for engineers 5 credits and Probability and Statistics 5 credits.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student should be able to
- apply the environmental analysis cycle to identify and remediate effects of environmental problems in aquatic ecosystems
- explain the principles of the Swedish environmental assessment criteria, environmental goals, water management and international agreements
- explain causes, extent and consequences of contemporary water quality issues
- use environmental assessment criteria for lakes and streams, statistical methods and geographic information systems to analyse environmental problems with a large spatical distribution
- analyse temporal changes in water quality and assess causes of the changes
- orally and in writing present and discuss and analyse current water quality problems through critical examination of own and others' results
Content
This course consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals primarily with the causes, extent and consequences of major chemical threats to aquatic ecosystems, i. e., acidification, eutrophication, brownification and contamination in lakes and costal waters. This is the basis for the second part where environmental assessment cycle should be implemented on different Swedish water bodies using existing data. The environmental assesment cycle includes identification of the problem, planning, data management, data analysis, evaluation and remedy action plans. Evaluation criteria for lakes and streams, as well as related legislation and international agreements are used to identify environmental problems. Statistical analyses and geographcial information systems are used in data analyses and assesments.
Instruction
The course contains lectures, seminars, practical exercises with focus on indipendent data analysis and an excursion.
Assessment
The examination consist of report from data analyses (2 credits) (2 credit), seminars (2 credits) and a written exam (2 credits).
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Spring 2019
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2017, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2017, version 1
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2015
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2012
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2010
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2008
- Reading list valid from Spring 2005